Competitions · Philippines

Cebu New Year Open 2023

Cebu City, Cebu · 7 January 2023 · 8 events · 56 competitors · 70 personal bests

Leo Borromeo won three of the eight events (3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Miguel Gonzaga by 0.13 seconds. 56 competitors produced 70 personal bests, 30 of which still stand today, and 15 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A continental record

Leo Borromeo set the 3×3 average continental record: 5.24.

Three wins

Leo Borromeo — 3×3, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed

0.13s

closest final — Skewb, Miguel Gonzaga over Jasper Lee Marbella

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Leo Borromeo	5.44	6.00
2×2	Jose Polorhenzo Aquino	1.78	2.11
4×4	Leo Borromeo	23.75	24.26
7×7	Jose Polorhenzo Aquino	2:38.41	2:40.67
3×3 blindfolded	Jedrick Remonde	56.63	—
3×3 one-handed	Leo Borromeo	11.09	11.60
Pyraminx	Jose Polorhenzo Aquino	3.06	3.97
Skewb	Miguel Gonzaga	3.61	4.17

The PB harvest

70 set · 30 still standing

Jedrick Remonde — 3×3 one-handed single 12.04: into the top 3.0% of the event's history.
Jose Polorhenzo Aquino — 7×7 single 2:38.41: into the top 5.2% of the event's history.
Savion Romeo Matula — Pyraminx single 3.61: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
Sean Matthew A. Maranga — 3×3 single 9.48: into the top 6.1% of the event's history.
Rafe Philippe Ding — 2×2 single 2.63: into the top 10.2% of the event's history.
Jetro Cherouvles Macasero — 3×3 one-handed single 16.42: into the top 11.2% of the event's history.
Mish Nicole S. Sebial — 2×2 single 2.78: into the top 11.8% of the event's history.
Kent Michael Ruedas — 2×2 single 2.94: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.

First-timers

15 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

2 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

56 competitors · 294 results · 8 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Leo Borromeo won it with a 6.00 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

1R2 U' F2 L F2 L2 R B2 L B2 F2 U2 L F D U' R F R2 D'
2D' F' D F' D' L B' U' F D2 R2 U2 R2 B' R2 U2 F' L' F
3F2 L F2 D R2 D R2 U' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 F R' U2 B U B
4B L2 R2 B' D2 B U2 L2 B' L2 U' B L' R F2 D' L' U B2 D2
5B2 L2 D' F2 L2 B2 R2 U2 F L D' R B2 R D' L' R2 B' R'

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

56 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.